Randolph College is one of 75 private colleges and universities nationwide–and one of only two in Virginia–named a “Best Value” by The Princeton Review. Randolph was profiled in the just-published book, The Best Value Colleges: 2012 Edition, which was released Tuesd... READ MORE >>

“The issue in this election is going to be who has the most credible plan for getting the economy going,” Karl Rove, Republican political strategist, told a Randolph College audience on Thursday. “It’s going to be one heck of a general election to watch because it is very much up for grabs.” Rove, who served... READ MORE >>

Randolph College will offer a new major for students beginning in the fall. The sport and exercise major was recently approved. Classes will begin during the 2012-2013 academic year. The new program is aimed at students interested in becoming personal trainers, coaches, sports managers, and other... READ MORE >>

LYNCHBURG—Randolph College has received a $2,000 grant from The Greater Lynchburg Community Trust (GLCT) in support of the College’s 2012 Science Festival.
The GLCT grant will allow the College to offer a poetry contest in conjunction with the Science Festival. The contest is ope... READ MORE >>

LYNCHBURG–Corey Sindle ’14, a Randolph College men’s soccer forward, earned yet another honor Dec. 15. Sindle, who is from Gloucester, VA, was named a third-team All-American by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).
The achievement made Sindle, who has a... READ MORE >>

In the heart of a 13th-century former Franciscan convent in Italy, a group of Randolph College students gained more than textbook knowledge of archaeology last summer. Thanks to a new partnership with the Center for Archaeological Conservation (CCA), the students were able to work with internationally respected conservators as they restored materials from the 1st-century... READ MORE >>

It took more than 30 hours of painstaking, back-breaking labor to create the beautiful sand mandala in the Randolph College chapel, and only a few minutes to destroy it. Friday afternoon, the monks of Tashi Kyil monastery, in Dehra, Dun, India, conducted a closing ceremony with more than 150 people present. In chanting and music... READ MORE >>

The Buddhist monks visiting Randolph’s campus this week will finish their sand medicine mandala today. The closing ceremony is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. in Houston Memorial Chapel. The monks, who are from a monastery in Dehra, Dun, India, are on the last leg of a U.S. tour designed to share the Tibetan culture,... READ MORE >>

Several of the Tibetan monks visiting Randolph’s campus this week took time out to meet preschoolers from the College’s Nursery School. The monks were putting the final touches on a Medicine Buddha mandala when the preschoolers arrived for a short visit. After watching the monks, the children entertained the visitors with a rehearsal for their... READ MORE >>